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Man gets 22 1/2 to 40 years in woman's 2003 beating death

Michael Molina found guilty of third-degree murder in death of Missy Snodgrass in Spring Garden

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Updated: 6:05 PM EST Jan 26, 2016

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Man gets 22 1/2 to 40 years in woman's 2003 beating death

Michael Molina found guilty of third-degree murder in death of Missy Snodgrass in Spring Garden

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Updated: 6:05 PM EST Jan 26, 2016

PITTSBURGH —

A man has been sentenced to 22½ to 40 years in prison in the beating death of a woman whose remains were found in the basement of a western Pennsylvania home more than a decade ago.

An Allegheny County jury last fall convicted 43-year-old Michael Molina of third-degree murder and unlawful restraint in his third trial in the case.

Prosecutors alleged that he beat 21-year-old Melissa Snodgrass to death in September 2003 after an argument about money she owed him. Her body was found six months later. His attorney argued that a co-defendant was responsible.

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Molina was sentenced to 20 to 40 years after he was convicted of third-degree murder in 2006 but won a new trial after citing a prosecutor's remarks. His first retrial ended in a hung jury.